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Subject for Medical Mathematics and Dosage Calculations for...:

This user-friendly guide to medical mathematics helps veterinary
technician students develop the math skills required before going into
the practice setting.

New workbook format allows readers to practice problems right inside the
bookCovers math fundamentals, metric and non-metric conversions,
dosing and concentration, IV drug infusion, prescriptions, and doctors'
ordersOffers step-by-step instructions for performing calculationsNewly
expanded to include calculation of constant rate infusions, dilutions,
compounding, and anesthesia applicationsFeatures a full answer key
and images from the book in PowerPoint for instructors on a companion
website

4 Review of Key Math Fundamentals: Percentages 4.1 Conversion
of Percentages to Fractions4.2 Conversion between Percentages and
Decimal Numbers4.3 Conversion of Fractions to Percentages4.4
Finding Percentages of a Whole4.5 Subtracting or Adding the
Percentage Fraction of the Whole4.6 Determining Percentages
Represented by the Fractional Component4.7 Chapter 4 Practice
Problems

5 Review of Key Math Fundamentals: Finding the Unknown X 5.1
Analyzing the Problem and Setting up the Equation5.2 Addition:
Moving Numbers to the Other Side of the Equation5.3 Subtraction:
Moving Negative Numbers or a Negative UnknownX5.4 Finding the
Unknown X in Multiplication Problems5.5 When the Unknown X is in the
Denominator5.6 Finding the Unknown X in Division Problems5.7
Unknown X Involving Division of Fractions5.8 Chapter 5 Practice
Problems

Section II Understanding Units and Labels

6 Measurements Used in Veterinary Medicine 6.1 Metric Units:
The Basics6.2 Metric Units of Weight and Mass6.3 Metric Units of
Volume6.4 Metric Units of Length6.5 Metric Units of
Concentration and Density6.6 Nonmetric Units: Household, Apothecary,
and Avoirdupois Units6.7 Conversion between Quantities of Volume and
Mass: Special Cases6.8 Converting Between Units: The Proportion and
Cancel-Out Methods6.8.1 Using the Proportion Method6.8.2 Using
the Cancel-out Method6.9 Estimating the Answer: Does Your Answer
Make Sense?6.10 Chapter 6 Practice Problems

8 Basic Dose Calculations 8.1 The Basic Steps in Dose
Calculation8.2 Converting the Animal’s Weight into the Units Needed
to Calculate the Dose8.3 Determining the Dose for the Patient8.4
Determining the Amount of Dose Forms Needed per Dose8.5 Determining
the Number of Dosage Forms Needed to Complete the Dosage Regimen8.5.1
The Most Common Mistake Made when Determining the Total Number of Units
to Be Dispensed8.6 Determining the Cost for Dispensed Medication8.7
Using a Syringe with Liquid Dosage Formulations8.7.1 Syringes in
Veterinary Medicine8.7.2 Measuring Fluid within the Syringe8.8
Chapter 8 Practice Problems

Robert Bill is a Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Pharmacology and former Program Director of the Veterinary Technology Program in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.